May 15, 2015 - Chadds Ford Live

Training to stay steps ahead of disaster

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 15, 2015

Following an ambush, operatives rush to rescue a wounded comrade during a training exercise at the Chester County Public Safety Training Center's Tactical Village.

The accident victim was finally extricated from the mangled vehicle seconds before SWAT team members’ rapelled down the side of a building during a hostage crisis, which turned out to be a prelude to a nearby car explosion that generated a fireball. Chaos reigned supreme on Friday, May 15, at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus, but the simulated exercises were cause for celebration,…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 15, 2015

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of May 17 through May 24. The department recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Newark Road in Kennett Square will be the site of lane closures between Routes 1 and 926 for…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 15, 2015

Read more about the article Ceremony puts perils of police work in focus

The Chester County Sheriff's Department Honor Guard participates in the Chester County Law Enforcement Memorial Service.

Against a backdrop of flags and the wail of bagpipes, Chester County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge No. 11’s annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service, held during National Police Week, typically inspires a somber convocation. On Thursday, May 14, more than a hundred colleagues, lawmakers, public officials and members of the public gathered at the FOP headquarters in downtown West Chester to pay tribute to…